Saeed Alghamdi | Clinical Ophthalmology | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Saeed Alghamdi | Clinical Ophthalmology | Best Researcher Award

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center – Jeddah | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Saeed Abdullah Alghamdi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH-RC), Jeddah, specializing in cornea and external diseases, uveitis, and refractive surgery. A fellowship-certified specialist from the University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Canada, he has extensive clinical and surgical experience encompassing complex cataract procedures, including phacoemulsification, ECCE, and SICS with monofocal and multifocal intraocular lens implantation, as well as advanced corneal transplantation techniques such as penetrating keratoplasty. His research interests focus on improving surgical outcomes in corneal transplantation, the management of uveitic complications, and innovations in refractive surgery techniques tailored to regional needs. Dr. Alghamdi has contributed to national and international ophthalmic conferences and collaborative clinical studies aimed at enhancing eye care delivery in the Middle East. In addition to his academic and research pursuits, he actively participates in ophthalmology awareness and humanitarian medical campaigns, including projects under the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre. Recognized for his leadership and professional excellence, he has received honors such as the Leadership Medal from the Saudi Arabian National Guard and the Saudi Ophthalmology Society Plaque of Distinction in 2023.

Profile: Scopus

Featured Publications:

Flanders, M., Hwang, S. Y., Al-Ghamdi, S., Codère, F., & Desrosiers, M. (2007). Endoscopically assisted strabismus surgery. American Journal of Rhinology, 21(3), 297–301.

Blair, J., Hodge, W., Al-Ghamdi, S., Balabanian, R., Lowcock, B., Pan, Y. I., Sherif, H., Al-Mahmoud, T., Fergusson, D., & Slomovic, A. (2011). A comparison of antibiotic-only and antibiotic-steroid combination treatment in corneal ulcer patients: Double-blinded randomized clinical trial. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 46(1), 40–45.

Alzahrani, S. M., Al-Ghamdi, S. A., Abdelaal, A. M., Abbas, E. A., Khan, M. A., & Al-Amri, A. W. (2018). Bacterial spectrum of external ocular infections: Prevalence and associated in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Advanced Research, 6(1), 6296.

Alsubaie, M. A., Alghamdi, S. A., Alghamdi, S. A., Abdelaal, A. M., & Satti, M. B. (2018). Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis causing orbital apex syndrome and blindness. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12(4), ND01–ND03.

Alkhoutani, E., Aldoosari, A., & Alghamdi, S. (2018). Systematic review of ocular side effect of systemic medications. International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 7(5L), 12658–12662.

Almajnoni, A. O., & Al-Ghamdi, S. A. (2020). Topiramate-induced acute, bilateral myopia in a migraine patient. Indo American Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7(3), 1185–1188.

Sepehr Feizi | Ophthalmoogy | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sepehr Feizi | Ophthalmoogy | Best Researcher Award

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | Iran

Sepehr Feizi is a prolific ophthalmologist‐researcher whose work focuses largely on corneal diseases, transplantation, and refractive outcomes. According to his Google Scholar profile, he has published ~ 157 documents and has an h-index of 34 with a total citation count of 4,425. After completing medical school and ophthalmology residency, he pursued subspecialty training in the anterior segment and later obtained a master’s degree in medical education. His peer-reviewed output includes clinical and translational studies such as comparisons between penetrating keratoplasty and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, intracorneal ring segments in keratoconus, machine learning models to predict graft rejection, and suture-related complications in lamellar surgery. His interests also extend to therapeutic strategies like use of topical erythropoietin, angiogenesis in the cornea, and outcomes of keratolimbal grafting. He has led and participated in research projects spanning in vitro endothelial cell viability, geometric influences on graft refractive outcomes, and multicenter trials of ocular surface and scleral disease. Over the years, Feizi has been recognized with awards and holds membership in the Iranian Society of Ophthalmology since 2004.

Profiles: Google Scholar | Scopus | Orcid

Featured Publications:

Faramarzi, A., Hassanpour, K., Mazouchi, M., Einollahi, B., Feizi, S., Esfandiari, H., Sadoughi, M. M., & Moshirfar, M. (2023). Clinical outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted implantation of 325-degree versus 340-degree arc length intracorneal ring segments in naïve keratoconic eyes. Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 18(4), 369–378.

Feizi, S., Javadi, M. A., Javadi, F., Malekifar, P., & Esfandiari, H. (2024). Suture-related complications after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus. Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 262(4), 1195–1202.

Bineshfar, N., Tahvildari, A., & Feizi, S. (2023). Management of post-keratoplasty ametropia. Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 15, 25158414231204717.

Feizi, S., Karjou, Z., & Esfandiari, H. (2023). Lately diagnosed Acanthamoeba keratitis manifesting as an intrastromal corneal abscess: A case report. Eye & Contact Lens, 49(12), 569–571.

Karimian, F., Jafarinasab, M. R., Feizi, S., Javadi, M., Ansari, M. H., & Hassanpour, K. (2023). Long-term clinical outcomes of keratolimbal allograft alone or in combination with keratoplasty in chronic and delayed-onset mustard gas keratopathy. Cornea, 42(5), 536–543.